Dhamma talkDhamma Vibhajja Retreat24 Nov 2023
Basic guide for beginners
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · 10 min
Original audio: English
0:00−10:06
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The teacher guides a beginner on maintaining continuous awareness all day with a relaxed mind, avoiding excessive concentration. The yogi should keep right view, seeing body and mind as natural processes and distinguishing the object from the knowing mind.
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Transcript
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7, 35, 26. So, going up?
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Yes.
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Going up?
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Yes.
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Oh. Okay. So now you know how to be aware of the light?
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Yes.
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Yeah.
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Yes, you can read this.
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So I tried to tell you a basic, basic, basic important point, huh?
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Okay.
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We practice here
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all the time.
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Okay.
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Morning wake-up, anticipate time. The whole day is meditation time, huh?
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Okay.
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Sitting, walking is, it depends on you. You can use your schedule.
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Okay.
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Our designer schedule is morning wake-up to antisleep time.
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Okay.
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Huh?
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Okay.
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So not only sitting time, walking time, this is not away. You're aware every action.
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Okay.
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Wherever you go, whatever you do, even in the toilet also, you need to be aware yourself.
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Okay.
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Right? So we try to practice all the time. That's why you cannot use too much concentration.
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Okay.
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Cannot. If you're used to concentration, you cannot practice the whole day. Very tired.
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Okay.
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Just, for instance, now if you're sitting, sitting, sit, sit,
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Sayadaw U Tejaniya began his Buddhist training as a young teenager in Burma under the late Shwe Oo Min Sayadaw (1913–2002). After a career in business and life as a householder, he has become a permanent monk since 1996.…